‘Algorithm’ will probably appeal more to the older hip-hop cynics, though anyone who grew up in a house where their parents played ‘California Love’ or ‘It Was A Good Day’ will also revel in the nostalgia offered by the record. Snoop bringing different generations together? Mission accomplished.
This reminds me of his long forgotten compilation, Welcome To Tha Chuuch: Da Album, if it had been given a fair budget. That record set out to meld gospel singers and samples and disco-funk sounds with West Coast g-funk and gangsta rap, which it totally failed at because the label cut funding needed to get the right mix of features, choirs, backing vocalists, an assortment of producers and clearing samples, which it could do none of without the proper budget.
This is another effort where Snoop ... read more
a few very solid r&b tracks and Qualified is an absolute banger, but unfortunately lacks alot of substance at times
This album is quite confusing. Snoop's ruined his discography at this point by putting out these collaboration albums to push his mid artists.